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How adoption rates, timing, and ceilings affect the value of ENSO-based climate forecasts.
Rubas, Debra J.; Mjelde, James W.; Love, H. Alan; … - 2008
producers in the USA, Canada, and Australia adopt El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-based climate forecasts for use in …An international wheat trade model incorporating climate variability is used to simulate different scenarios when wheat …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429458
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Economic internationalisation and the distribution of income : a comparison of the cases of Germany and the U.S.
Wacker, Ulrich - 2002
This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471731
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EFFECTS OF THE DUTIES ON CANADIAN HARD RED SPRING WHEAT
Mattson, Jeremy W.; Koo, Won W.; Baek, Jungho - 2005
U.S. wheat imports from Canada. An econometric model is developed and estimated to determine the effects of the decline … in HRS wheat imports on U.S. farm price and producer revenue. The substantial decline in HRS wheat imports from Canada … hard red spring (HRS) wheat, Canadian exports to the United States have nearly stopped. This study examines the changes in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444006
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459022
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The effects of 1996 farm legislation on feed and food grains.
Smith, V.H.; Glauber, J.W. - 1998
The 1996 Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act of 1996 has been portrayed as a radical departure from the farm policies of the past 60 years. FAIR brought sweeping institutional changes to the basic price and income support programs, many of which had been in place since the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429508
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Agricultural contracting and the scale of production.
Key, N. - 2004
This study presents evidence that contracting is positively associated with the scale of production for six major U.S. agricultural commodities. Specifically, contract producers tend to operate at a larger scale than do independent producers, and the likelihood of an operation contracting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429545
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ADDITIONALITY OF CREDIT GUARANTEES FOR U.S. WHEAT EXPORTS
Diersen, Matthew A.; Wilson, William W.; Dahl, Bruce L.; … - 1997
marketing tools in the world wheat market, both to develop new markets and to compete in existing markets. This study examines … guarantees: the United States, Canada and France. Additionality of credit guarantees were also contrasted to the Export … credit has a significant and negative effect on U.S. wheat exports. The magnitude of the coefficient is larger than the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444016
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ADDITIONALITY OF CREDIT GUARANTEES FOR U.S. WHEAT EXPORTS; SUMMARY
Diersen, Matthew A.; Wilson, William W.; Dahl, Bruce L.; … - 1997
marketing tools in the world wheat market, both to develop new markets and to compete in existing markets. This study examines … guarantees: the United States, Canada and France. Additionality of credit guarantees were also contrasted to the Export … credit has a significant and negative effect on U.S. wheat exports. The magnitude of the coefficient is larger than the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444038
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Learning and Corporate Strategy: The Dynamic Evolution of the North American Pulp and Paper Industry, 1860-1960
Toivanen, Hannes - 2004
This study analyzes the long-term evolution of the North American pulp and paper industry, and offers a new synthesis of the dynamic forces that spearheaded the expansion and transformation of this large manufacturing industry. The evolution of the North American pulp and paper industry between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009476023